The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone

The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone

by Brian Merchant
The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone

The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone

by Brian Merchant

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Overview

The secret history of the invention that changed everything-and became the most profitable product in the world.
NATIONAL BESTSELLERShortlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award
One of the Best Business Books of 2016 - CNBC, Bloomberg, 1-800-CEO-Read
"The One Device is a tour de force, with a fast-paced edge and heaps of analytical insight." -Ashlee Vance, New York Times bestselling author of Elon Musk

"A stunning book. You will never look at your iPhone the same way again." -Dan Lyons, New York Times bestselling author of Disrupted
Odds are that as you read this, an iPhone is within reach. But before Steve Jobs introduced us to "the one device," as he called it, a cell phone was merely what you used to make calls on the go.
How did the iPhone transform our world and turn Apple into the most valuable company ever? Veteran technology journalist Brian Merchant reveals the inside story you won't hear from Cupertino-based on his exclusive interviews with the engineers, inventors, and developers who guided every stage of the iPhone's creation.
This deep dive takes you from inside One Infinite Loop to 19th century France to WWII America, from the driest place on earth to a Kenyan pit of toxic e-waste, and even deep inside Shenzhen's notorious "suicide factories." It's a firsthand look at how the cutting-edge tech that makes the world work-touch screens, motion trackers, and even AI-made their way into our pockets.
The One Device is a roadmap for design and engineering genius, an anthropology of the modern age, and an unprecedented view into one of the most secretive companies in history. This is the untold account, ten years in the making, of the device that changed everything.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780316546119
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Publication date: 06/20/2017
Sold by: Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format: eBook
Sales rank: 463,150
File size: 21 MB
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About the Author

Brian Merchant is the senior editor of Motherboard, VICE's science and technology outlet, the founder/editor of Terraform, its online fiction outlet, and his work has appeared in the Guardian, Slate, VICE Magazine, Salon, Fast Company, Discovery, GOOD, Paste, Grist, and beyond.

Table of Contents

Teardown 3

i Exploring New Rich Interactions 13

1 A Smarter Phone 29

2 Minephones 49

3 Scratchproof 62

4 Multitouched 69

ii Prototyping 93

5 Lion Batteries 107

6 Image Stabilization 123

7 Sensing Motion 138

8 Strong-ARMed 148

9 Noise to Signal 185

iii Enter the iPhone 197

10 Hey, Siri 227

11 A Secure Enclave 244

12 Designed in California, Made in China 263

13 Sellphone 295

14 Black Market 316

iv The One Device 331

Notes on Sources 381

Acknowledgments 395

Index 399

What People are Saying About This

New York Times bestselling author of Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future - Ashlee Vance

"The One Device is a tour de force. Brian Merchant has dug into the iPhone like no other reporter before him, traveling the world to find the untold stories behind the device's creation and to uncover the very real human costs that come with making the iPhone. Packed with vivid detail, the book carries the reader from one unexpected revelation to the next with a fast-paced edge and heaps of analytical insight."

New York Times bestselling author of A Burglar's Guide to the City - Geoff Manaugh

"Compressing decades of competitive invention and behind-the-screen intrigue, Brian Merchant looks deep into the black mirror of the iPhone to tell us the prehistory—and cultural future—of Apple's addictive device. This is the true science fiction of our time: how everyday experience was reinvented by a gadget."

author of Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble - Dan Lyons

"This is a stunning book—a comprehensive, fascinating, and compulsively engaging account of how the most revolutionary product of our age was invented. Brian Merchant sets off on a journey around the globe, from design studios in California to mines in South America to factories in China, to tell the human stories—the ruined marriages, the lost lives—behind this iconic device. You will never look at your iPhone the same way again."

author of Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of Green Technology - Alexis Madrigal

"Brian Merchant has written a fascinating biography of the iPhone, the most important single product ever created. If you've ever looked at the glowing screen in your hand and wondered where the hell it came from, this book provides rich, unexpected, and unusually sophisticated answers."

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